Question

railroads and canals allowed people and goods to be moved more quickly, less expensively and over longer distances than traveling in a cart on land. people throughout the country were more connected than they had been. farmers and factory owners had easier time shipping their products to markets all over the country. these new transportation innovations gave people across the country access to affordable goods that they used to have to make themselves. people living out west could now buy the same products as people living in eastern cities. transportation innovations also had environmental costs. in order to build railroads and canal trees needed to be cleared, rivers were dammed and mountain sides had to be blasted into. this destroyed the natural habitat for plants and animals. steam engines required the burning of coal which created smoke and air pollution. the air pollution from coal burning engines created health problems and difficult living conditions for people living near them. in addition, with the increase of manufacturing there was also an increase of the contamination of rivers and other bodies of water with chemical waste from the factories. mills and textile machines were not the only inventions of the industrial revolution. the steamboat was invented by robert fulton in 1807. his boat, the clermont, was able to move both downriver and upriver against the current. this made it easier to transport goods and people on water. the steam locomotive was a steam - powered engine that pulled trains. the technology was invented in europe in the early 1800s before it made its way to the united states. the first railways in the united states were built in eastern cities like boston, new york and charleston. by the late 1800s they were being built throughout the west as well. canals, human made waterways, were being built throughout the east as well.

1. list some of the new inventions created during the industrial revolution?
2. what was the most impactful invention that came from the industrial revolution?

Explanation:

1. The text mentions steam - powered engines, steamboats, railroads and canals as new inventions during the Industrial Revolution.
2. The steam - powered engine was a highly impactful invention as it was used in trains, steamboats and in factories, revolutionizing transportation and manufacturing.

Answer:

1. Steamboats, steam - powered engines, railroads, canals.
2. The steam - powered engine.